Jubera
INFORMATION
Font ID: 14646JUB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari, Jubera
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel, on the N side of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Bari
Church Address: Pl. Jubera, 1, 26131 Jubera, La Rioja, Spain
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-261, 30 km SSE of Logroño capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Font Notes:
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The Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) describes this font as a baptismal font of possible vague Romanesque recollection, consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical base, all plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 558386 4683421
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.300833, -2.291667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 18′ 3″ N, 2° 17′ 30″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 90 cm*
Basin Total Height: 56 cm*
Height of Base: 52 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 108 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [a/p Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008)]
REFERENCES
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en la Rioja, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 1: 349